Ex-husband, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 123: Aaron Lee's Life Experience

"It was they who were drinking all the time. I didn't drink much." Aaron's voice was as calm and energetic as usual.

Looking at the traffic jam ahead, Cathy slowed down and asked casually, "Are you a local?"

At this point, she remembered that she didn't seem to know anything about him.

A tiny light flashed in Aaron's eyes which were hidden in the darkness. Then Aaron turned his head to her, and calmly answered, "No, I am form San Francisco, not far from here. After my graduation, I directly came here to find a job."

"Oh, are your parents there?"

Suddenly there was silence in the car.

Being stunned, Cathy stared at him unconsciously, but because of it was at night and the light inside the car was very dim, she could not see his expression at all, "What's wrong?"

"I have no father, only a mother." Suddenly he looked at her and smiled.

Looking at his smile, Cathy's heart suddenly trembled. Inexplicably, she felt cold on her back and suddenly she shook her hands which made the steering wheel almost deviate. After she had calmed down, she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I don't know..."

Aaron seemed not to notice her difference but turned his eyes to the front and said in a very plain tone, "It's all right. I'm from a single-parent family. I haven't had a father since I was a child. I haven't seen my father. I have been used to it."

Cathy didn't expect that a man like him, who was sunny and energetic, grew up in such family environment. But it seemed not surprising that everyone had his or her own lifestyle, even she also had many unknown secrets.

She didn't know how to comfort others all the time, so she could only smile shallowly, "You have grown up and work so hard, so your future will be better. And you still have your mother, ah." As soon as she finished speaking, a cool, low voice came out. "My mother is not alive either."

"Ah!"

Cathy was shocked and lost control of her hands so that the car suddenly crashed directly into the guardrail beside. Fortunately, she responded in a timely manner and quickly turned the steering wheel. The front of the car made a quick turn before it hit the guardrail. She was so frightened that she stepped on the brake.

Because of the inertia, she bumped forward fiercely before stopping. Although it took several seconds to stop the car, her face had turned pale and she was breathless, then she suddenly looked at Aaron on her side, "Sorry, I didn't control the direction well. Are you all right?"

It seemed that there was no any change on Aaron's face. He looked at her quietly for a few seconds and smiled gently, "I'm all right. I'm sorry. I scared you just now."

Cathy was still breathing lightly. Her five fingers were holding the steering wheel tightly and her palms were wet because of the sweat. The feeling emerging in her heart was very uncomfortable, but she could not say what it was. She was really frightened and she could not tell whether it was because of his voice or the content of his words.

"Cathy, I can drive." Aaron looked at her and said.

"No, no, you drank." Cathy didn't regain her consciousness. She shook her head, reversed the car, returned to the road and continued to drive forward.

But this time, she was extremely careful, with a pair of eyes constantly looking ahead, and no longer dared divert attention.

"Actually, my mother just died six months ago." Aaron continued the topic in a low and peaceful voice.

Cathy was shocked again. The strange feeling emerged in her heart again. She inexplicably felt frightened and nervous. She didn't know whether it was because she had not recovered from the panic just now that the car was out of control. But she couldn't interrupt him. Maybe he just drank too much and wanted to share what was on his heart with her.

Twisting her eyebrows, she drove the car carefully and asked, "Were you still at school at that time?"NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

He grew up in a single-parent family. And the death of the only family member who accompanied him for more than 20 years, was an indeed unacceptable strike. Besides, he was so young that he probably had buried these in his heart for a long time and couldn't find someone to share these things.

"Well, I'm just getting ready to graduate at that time."

Cathy felt a little distressed. Pursing her lips, she was thinking about how to comfort him. Before she could speak, she heard that he said calmly and coldly, "Cathy, do you know how she died?"

"She..." Although Cathy had been looking ahead all the time, she could clearly feel his strong eyes, which made her inexplicably begin to be nervous again so that her expression began to be stiff, "Um... What happened to her?

The vehicles were continually coming from the front. And the bright lights, flashing and extinguishing through the windshield, shined on their faces.

One looked slightly pale, and the other one looked indifferent and odd.

But Cathy did not turn her head to look at him but only heard the man's voice along with a clearly harsh whistle.

"She committed suicide."

Cathy felt a heavy tremor in her heart. She felt like falling into an ice cellar and her limbs were cold.

She felt that the atmosphere in the car was so depressing that she could not breathe as if there were someone's hands pinching her neck. She wanted to comfort him but didn't know what to say. Suddenly, she turned her head and asked, as if she had heard nothing, "Is it this intersection?"

Aaron got his eyes back to look forward, "No, it is the next intersection."

"Well, we will arrive at once."

She squeezed out a smile and quickly turned away from her eyes, speeding up silently.

In less than two minutes, the car stopped at an intersection, and the Aaron took the initiative to unfasten his seat belt and got off.

Cathy's eyes flickered. An impulse emerged in her mind so that she suddenly pressed his shoulder and said earnestly and slowly, "You still have a long to go. Don't think much about anything. Frustrations and difficulties will pass away. As long as you work hard, you will finally get the life you want... It can also make her rest in peace.

Aaron's body became slightly stiff, and then he turned to her and gently smiled, "Cathy, you can rest assured that I will get what I want... You too, don't think much about anything. Don't mind what I just said. Go back to sleep earlier.

"... Well, then I'm leaving. You can drink some hot water to dispel the effects of the alcohol. Or, you'll have a headache tomorrow morning."

After she finished speaking, she stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

After driving for a long distance, she slowly stopped the car to the side, closed her eyes, covered her chest and gasped lightly.

She didn't understand what had happened just now.

Hearing someone else' sadness, she should first comfort him. Why did she feel nervous and want to run away? Hearing that his mother had committed suicide, she dared not even ask more questions... What was more, just now, she really thought Aaron was very strange.

She lowered her head and rubbed her eyebrows, with her mind in confusion.

She wondered if she had been scared by the person who pinched her neck that day, or she was tired recently so that she was always quite confused and stupefied.

At this moment, in the dark and silent car, the screen of the cell phone beside her suddenly lit up, followed by a rush of vibration.

It was so sudden that Cathy was frightened. She raised her head and looked pale and scared. She was relieved to see that it was the mobile phone. Pulling her hair behind her ears, She picked up the mobile phone and answered it.